The Author's POV

Amanda's eyes lit up the moment they caught sight of Han Yufei, and the moment that happened, she finally let go of her tension and knelt on the ground on one knee.

"Haaa...haa...thank you."

Amanda muttered a few words of gratitude as her body slowly started to twitch from exhaustion.

Without a second thought, she took out several potions that Melissa had given her and gulped them down in one go.

As soon as she downed the potions, she started to feel a warm sensation that spread throughout her entire body, and the wounds on her fingers and other parts of her body started to slowly heal.

In case that wasn't enough, her mana and stamina were also beginning to return to normal, and little by little, a small flush began to spread across her previously pale face.

'...How strong.'

Amanda was surprised to see how potent the effects of the potions were.

Considering that she was the young mistress of the most powerful guild in the human domain, it did not come as a surprise to know that she had taken a lot of potions in her life; she naturally possessed an accurate understanding of the potency of the effects produced by these standard potions.

However, when compared to the potions that Amanda had just consumed, which had been given to her by Melissa, she realized that there was a vast difference between the two.

As a matter of fact, she had the impression that she was now able to fight once more.

'Incredible.'

This discovery astounded her as she slowly stood up.

"Are you okay?"

It was then that Han Yufei walked over.

Amanda nodded her head as she turned her head to look at him.

"I'm fine now, thank you."

Things would have been much more difficult for her if it hadn't been for his prompt intervention.

"That's great."

Han Yufei refocused his attention on the demons that were approaching the castle from below. Just as he was about to take a step forward and was about to once again engage in combat with the demons, his foot came to a halt and he slowly turned around, as if remembering something.

With a visible shudder of his body, he looked at Amanda with a pitiful look on his face.

"H..hey.."

His voice quivered slightly.

'What's going on?'

Amanda was taken aback by his unexpected actions, and she stared at him with a perplexed expression on her face. What, exactly, was it that caused him to react in such a manner?

Amanda didn't have to wait very long before she figured out the answer to that question; however, after she heard his subsequent words, she was left at a complete loss for words.

"...Can you do me a favor and stop telling him that his charm is lower than mine? It..s been causing a lot of problems."

Amanda's eyes blinked a couple of times as she tried to process his words.

The moment she did so, she became aware that her hand was covering her mouth, and before she even realized what was happening, she had already started giggling uncontrollably.

"P..please..."

***

'He's weaker than the human that I previously fought.'

While staring at Ren, who was covered in blood and had been severely beaten, this was the realization that came to Suriol.

Ren was in a terrible state, but what was even worse was that he didn't put up even the slightest bit of resistance when he was being attacked, which made the situation even worse for him.

'…Is he really the human in the memories?'

When Suriol recalled the memories of the previous human he had been fighting, he had the distinct impression that something was wrong with the memories he received.

He wasn't supposed to be this weak.

Despite the fact that Suriol was aware of Ren's weaknesses due to the memories he had acquired from Liam, things should not have been this simple.

was amiss, so he instinctively stopped attacking and retreated, his eyes brimming with alertness. Obviously, he

of game are

he scanned the human in

he was unable to detect any menacing power emanating from the human...

something really odd about the

game am I playing

slowly raised his head. When their eyes met, the human brushed back his

giving off the impression that he did not possess any emotion. Things became

merely just trying

his sides while mumbling

experiences such a drastic rise

sky started to dim as a direct

to envelop Ren's body as the sky began to show signs of cracking and

rank strength

"What's this?"

startled, Suriol looked around him with a confused expression on his face. The power that was slowly enveloping the battlefield was very intimidating, to say the least.

that wasn't

"Martial body."

significantly heavier by

to undergo transformations as his muscles began to swell, his

rank shot up from rank all the way toward

'I…it can't be…'

Gulp—!

of saliva as he moved

increased to a dangerously

as his eyes met with Ren's who was standing in

can't let things

of how dire the situation was, and a terrifying energy began to

possess the previous human's

his surroundings

will come crashing down toward me at incredible speeds…I should get out of here as fast

to a conclusion very quickly. He furiously glared in the direction of his opponent while rapidly expanding the

forced to stop whatever he is doing. After all, there's no

through the air

to face with Ren, just as he had predicted, he watched him furrow his brows and then

I bet you

revealed a crazy smile after successfully stopping

SHIIING!

slashed at the human that was in front of him, he didn't squander even a single second of the valuable extra time that he had bought for himself and attacked with everything

to avoid his

sank, but it wasn't

I still have

His special power.

him to gain an

lurched backward, and he came to a stop

should be far

going to

"!!!"

was startled by a sudden whisper in his ear. When he turned around and saw Ren standing directly behind him, his

'What!?'

he had to repeatedly close and reopen his eyes. Only then was he able to start making

give it a second thought before hurriedly

Clang—!

had been removed from its sheath, deftly blocked his claws as they attempted to cut him in

Clang! Clang! Clang!

in a duel in midair, with

one hand throughout the entire exchange. It was clear to those spectating that he was the

'What's going on?'

wondered to himself as

through to the Prince rank. He's merely a human that has just broken through

on!? Things didn't make sense at

Clank—!

a sonic boom in the form of a pressurized wind gale

"Hyak!"

assault, Suriol discovered that he had been pushed back by several meters. He raised his head to look

As a matter of fact, it appeared that he had retreated

superior to that of Ren, and it was

'It's his technique.'